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bisexualbookshelf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, and Blood
Minor: Misogyny, Sexism, and Sexual content
smrtim's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
i'm not sure how i feel about the ending. i do think it falls a bit flat and doesnt really add much to the book as a whole.
the mother-son relationship shown in this book is heartwarming and beautiful, though i imagine this child will need so much therapy when he is grown.
overall i would recommend
Graphic: Animal death
Minor: Animal cruelty and Sexual content
issymaae's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Blood
Moderate: Body horror, Gore, and Sexual content
Minor: Child abuse, Excrement, and Pregnancy
yeehawmcgee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
For some readers the narration style may be difficult to grapple with, but I believe the structural otherness of this book only serves to enforce the frantic energy of the narrative.
Graphic: Animal death
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Body shaming and Misogyny
lavieenrose's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Xenophobia, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug use, Sexual content, Violence, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Dysphoria
Minor: Excrement, Abandonment, and Alcohol
samspur's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
A uniquely styled stream-of-consciousness book that carried a strange aura throughout, compelling me to read it to the very end. While the horror elements were certainly intense, as someone who is childfree, I felt that some of the true horror lay in the depiction of motherhood itself and the lack of support from the partner.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Blood
Moderate: Sexual content
jgracekle's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death
Moderate: Sexual content
justacowboy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
It's a story that you have to just take a deep breath and dive in. Its weird, raw, brutal, and honest. Showing not only the ups but the downs of motherhood and aging, while doing things that are ... yes strange, but also in a primal way you understand or can even relate to.
Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death
Moderate: Gore and Mental illness
Minor: Child abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Excrement, and Pregnancy
charlesalexander's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Animal death, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, and Blood
reading_rainbow_with_chris's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death
Minor: Sexual content